October 2015

Kennette Orsingher has been working as a nurse for over 20 years. Though she already has an RN, she’s now ready to advance her career by going back to school to earn her MSN in Nursing and Nursing Informatics. Or rather, Kennette has been ready to go back to school for a long time, but the cost and inflexibility of the traditional higher ed system had proved too much of a barrier to overcome.
Fortunately, since her first college experience in 1988, much has changed.
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Kennette considered going back to college over a decade ago, but back then, “a strictly online degree wasn’t possible.” She knew she would need an e ...

By Dr. Latanya Hughes, Assistant Professor, School of Business at American Public University
Finishing college can feel like being on the precipice of a new terrain. It’s scary, but it will be alright. I can’t promise you roses and champagne, but I can tell you some things (in no particular order) I wish I knew then.
1. Not all jobs are about money. Your reward may be more in serving others or in following a passion. Am I saying you can’t make money? Absolutely not. Don’t think you are getting your degree and instantly you are making a six figure salary.
2. Set SMART (specific, measurable, actionable, realistic, and timely) goals for yourself and stick to them. Keep them in front of you, so they can encourage you to press o ...

StraighterLine is proud to be chosen as a founding and leading alternative credit provider for the American Council on Education Credit Recommendation Service’s Alternative Credit Project, (ACP) an effort by ACE and the Gates Foundation to assist the over 31 million U.S. adults who are eligible to start or return to college by providing affordable and flexible college solutions to the rising cost of college.
The project reviews courses from a select group of providers and creates guaranteed transfer pathways to nearly 40 colleges. The list of guaranteed courses and colleges will be released in October of 2015.
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We’re proud to introduce 4 new StraighterLine partner colleges: Antioch University Connected, Lynn University, Northwestern Health Sciences University, and Saint Joseph’s College. Welcome to the StraighterLine College Savings Network!
When you enroll at any one of our over 100 accredited schools in our college savings network, you are guaranteed to receive full course credit for approved college courses taken at StraighterLine.
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Adult students looking to start, or re-start, college are an optimistic bunch. Most are trying to improve their job and career prospects. They are ambitious, determined and a little bit nervous. They know that people with a bachelor’s degree earn 56% more than those with a high school degree over a lifetime. However, what about those that start but don’t finish?
After all, only 58% of students that start college receive a degree within 6 years. That means that 42% of those who start don’t finish. Because college isn’t cheap, almost half of all students spend their savings and incur debt for college without receiving the payoff they expect.
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